Did Steve McQueen’s passion for motorcycles cost him $68 million?

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Steve McQueen’s granddaughter is suing for ownership of a $68 million Jackson Pollock painting, which the actor allegedly swapped for a motorcycle that never appeared

By Sarah Cascone

Did Steve McQueen get ripped off trading a Jackson Pollock painting for a motorcycle? His granddaughter claims that he did, and is suing for ownership of the $68 million painting, alleging that the late actor never received the vehicle and Los Angeles property he was promised in the deal.

According to Molly McQueen’s lawsuit, the trade was supposed to swap the Pollock canvas for a home on Latigo Canyon and a motorcycle owned by Rudolph and Pamela Borchert. McQueen delivered the painting, but then “one of the Borcherts crashed the motorcycle and the property never changed title.”